Take offs and landings 9: Heraklion International Airport (LGIR)

Take offs and landings 9: Heraklion Internationale Airport, Greece, Europe   The nineth video from the Take offs and landings videoseries shows landing and take off from Nikos Kazantzakis Airport Heraklion on island Crete.

Greece, Heraklion N. Kazantzakis LGIR - landing
Greece, Heraklion N. Kazantzakis LGIR - take off

Heraklion International Airport (LGIR) -  landing and take off

When flying VFR to the island of Crete you can choose one of four airports. The problem is that their operational hours correspond with the need of local air transport services and not all the airports have Avgas. On my flight from Kythira island the departure airport was only opened around noon so in the end I had no other choice than land at a busy air transport airport of Heraklion.

Fortunately I was there in October so the traffic was already past its peak. Nevertheless, on arrival I had to hold for about 10 minutes North of the airport to get my landing clearance. The approach and landing went smoothly and I was guided by a Follow me car to my stand. To the terminal I was taken by my handling agent´s car.

During my morning departure I had to go through the routine of most transport airports. This means that I had to find the office of my handling agent and then I got escored by their officer through the Security to the airport ATC office where I filed my flight plan. In Greece, filing a flight plan is compulsory for every flight. 

Airport charges are not excessively high in Greece (some 20-30 EUR for MTOW 600 kg) but the problem is handling charges. Either you are a member of AOPA and you can prove it with your AOPA card or your not a member. In the first case you pay some 25 EUR per movement and in the second you pay about 100 EUR more. At Heraklion, similar to many other Greek airport using a handling agent is compulsory. 

» Follow our other information to flying in Greece and visit our section Fly Europe. 

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